DescriptionKETVTV the ABC affiliate in Omaha NE has an opening for a parttime Local News Editor/Photographer for our morning newscast. As the main editor for our weekday morning newscast you must be experienced in editing work well under pressure and be up to date on the modern aspects of our medium. You will also be willing to go out and stories for other newscasts and have an excellent eye for video. You will work well with other always positively representing us with the highest journalistic standards and professionalism on display. You will work with and report to the news director.
Responsibilities
- Shooting and editing of VOs VOSOTs and packages for broadcast air and online postings
- Work with the Producers Anchors Assignment Desk and Reporters to edit stories for newscasts
- on assigned professional camera equipment
- Edit in Adobe Premiere and use ENG SNG and wireless data to feed completed work to the station
- Gather video and still pictures for digital platforms
- Work with reporters and producers to ensure the best content and facts are gathered
- Work with producers to ensure their creative vision is accomplished with vivid video and natural sound
- Coordinate incoming video elements from crews in the field
- Work with catalog systems to save/store record and locate necessary video
- Produce and publish content to our online platforms
- Organization and attention to gear/equipment maintenance
Requirements
- Training in the art of video photojournalism
- Professional or college experience in a newsroom
- Carry up to 50 pounds of equipment
- Can work in all weather conditions
- Have a valid drivers license and a clean driving record
- Must operate digital editing tools
- Must have computer and software experience knowledge of Adobe Premiere Precis and CNN platforms
- Can organize and prioritize
- Have and exhibit unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Can deal with the stresses and pressures of timesensitive newscast production
- Related military experience will be considered
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.